Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [verb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as a mark of their respect for their aviator comrade , a lone bugler played The Last Post and Reveille before an RAF Hercules flew over the graveside at Frankby Cemetery in a special salute to the man who had given the last six years of his life to his country . |
| 2 | He then hooked Andrew Caddick for another six and a perfectly timed shot off Richard Snell sailed over the square leg boundary and into a back garden . |
| 3 | THE UNUSUALLY SLENDER FIGURE OF BOBBY MURDOCH POURS OVER THE BACK PAGES |
| 4 | In between a shot from Ken Monkou whistled over the bar from ten yards when an equaliser looked to be a certainty . |
| 5 | But during the autumn of 1938 , the distaste that Hampden Jackson felt over the Board 's machinations was expressed in a personal note to Jacques : |
| 6 | The visitors were unlucky not to score when Mark Butler headed off the line from a corner in the nineteenth minute , and Ken Mulligan shot over the bar for the visitors , being put away by Hurst . |
| 7 | Prince Charles 's new private secretary , Commander Richard Aylard pored over the articles looking for clues while the Queen 's private secretary , Sir Robert Fellowes pointed the finger at the staff inside Kensington Palace . |
| 8 | He went into the monitoring room , and as the door swung open she could see Mr. Kegan and Miss Hervey talking over the banks of monitor screens , and she stepped back out of their sight . |
| 9 | Miss Fogerty leant over the low dry-stone wall which separated the playground from the school-house garden . |
| 10 | More importantly , if you were doing the exercise Mr did over the weekend , how would you score the sector ? |
| 11 | Mrs Beavis glanced up and saw her new lady lodger and Sergeant Joe looking over the banisters . |
| 12 | His discussions with Karimov covered , among other matters Uzbek concerns over the conflict in Tajikistan , which was fuelled by weapons smuggled over the Tajik border with Afghanistan . |
| 13 | Then it went off again and Ray Shepherd slumped over the wheel , blood pouring from his shoulder . |
| 14 | Aunt Margaret presided over the table with placid contentment , urging them to eat with eloquent movements of the eyes and hands . |
| 15 | Emily sat in her small room in the lodging house in Chapel Street working over the books and she rubbed her eyes tiredly . |
| 16 | Lord Justice Butler-Sloss presided over the Cleveland inquiry into child abuse . |
| 17 | " Later that evening , as El-ahrairah was urging his rabbits to growl more fiercely and run up and down in the marshes of Kelfazin , Prince Rainbow came over the river . |
| 18 | A large , badly painted portrait of Mayor Donlevy hung over the desk . |
| 19 | Martin Foyle sent over the perfect cross , Lee Nogan got above the Spurs defence , he got his ball head to the ball , but it went over the cross bar and the chance had gone . |
| 20 | Bro Cernyw Aelwyd has over the years won in almost all sections of the Urdd 's activities , from Eisteddfod competitions to darts , pool , five-a-side football and twice runners up in the national quiz competition . |
| 21 | Most of these schools are in very remote spots and this particular one is surrounded by mountains ( close the borders of the kingdom of Lesotho and near the spot where Donald Woods escaped over the river to Lesotho , if you saw the film Cry Freedom . |
| 22 | Sir Bryan stared over the Red car park , packed with cars but devoid of people . |
| 23 | In late October and November Harry goes over the shelves and selects the choicest dessert apples and wraps each in waxed paper . |
| 24 | AS Stephen Hendry bent over the table to line up another shot there was more than victory at stake — he was literally taking his life in his hands . |
| 25 | Early on July 9 , 1982 , suffering from the strain of his marriage break-up , Mr Fagan climbed over the walls of Buckingham Palace and found himself — by chance — at the Queen 's bedside , he said . |
| 26 | At this point Maidstone leaned over the table in an earnest , confidential manner . |
| 27 | ‘ Mr Dysart paid over the odds for charring , and my Wilfrid thought I was mad to give it up , but I was glad to go , believe you me , glad to be out of that house for good and all . |
| 28 | It was n't easy for him , all those women bickering and only a handful of people out of Dynmouth 's thousands ever setting foot in his church , and Mr Peniket sighing over the decline of church life . |
| 29 | Mr Popple peered over the side of the toilet , his right hand leaning on the toilet-seat . |
| 30 | Were President Husak to quit over the weekend and a new government be formed , the presidential issue could be deferred while efforts were made to defuse the threat of instability . |